ECWA Bingham University
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Bingham University is a new Nigeria
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ECWA started planning for the uUniversity in 2003. A charter was granted by the Nigerian University Commission in 2005. Lectures commenced in 2006. The university has its permanent campus on the outskirts of Abuja
(the Nigerian capital) in New Karu
, Nasarawa State
and has occupied it since 3 March 2008. Accommodation for students is on campus with some exceptions; some students been transported by school bus from hostels outside the school. The school maintains high Christian moral and academic standards.
The late Prof. A.T. Gana was the first vice chancellor of the university. The current vice chancellor is Prof. Felix Anjorin, a prominent medical doctor who aims to take Bingham University to greater heights. The registrar is S.S. Sule.
Among prominent visiting lecturers to the school recently is Dr. Francis Ohanyido the Nigerian Public Health physician and eHealth expert.
The university has gone through a speedy development transformation. Expansion of programmes can been seen in the light of the diploma in Computer Science kick-off at a strategic location at Mararaba, Nasarawa State. The university has capacity for 1,200 students with approximately over 250 staff.
The school activities are flexible; every member of staff and students attends church services often (Mondays, Wednesdays, etc.) as prescribed by the chaplain.
The students are corporately dressed and must collect permission before leaving the school. This is a measure to control the safety of student, reducing students exposure to the hedonist society. The school is 26 km from the Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The fast development of Abuja has assisted the area to be fully developed and has made access to the city "stress-free."
The staff of the institution work tirelessly to develop the developing institution. Great sacrifices are made to make the school competitive in the Nigerian higher education sector.
Dr. Peter M. Ogedebe, who is the ICT chairman, has worked to improve the system in a short while — transforming the Computer Science department to be the best in Nigeria. One of the labs in the department is equipped with videoconferencing equipment powered over a 63" plasma screen, another with two 50" plasma screens, and over 80 N-computing PCs. The department can lend over 30 laptop to students. The Internet facility in the school is adequate, except for disruption from nature (lightning).
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The Evangelical Church of West Afria now called Evangelical Church Winning All is one of the largest Church denominations in Nigeria, reaching about five million people. ECWA is a partner church of the international Christian Mission Organisation: Serving In Mission...
Bingham University is a new Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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University
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ECWA started planning for the uUniversity in 2003. A charter was granted by the Nigerian University Commission in 2005. Lectures commenced in 2006. The university has its permanent campus on the outskirts of Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
(the Nigerian capital) in New Karu
New Karu
New Karu is the headquarters of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State and a suburb of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.It is one of the largest towns that make up the greater Karu urban centre in Nasarawa state which is a conurbation consisting of towns and villages along the Keffi-Abuja...
, Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.-History:Nasarawa was created on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government from the Plateau State.-Geography:...
and has occupied it since 3 March 2008. Accommodation for students is on campus with some exceptions; some students been transported by school bus from hostels outside the school. The school maintains high Christian moral and academic standards.
Courses
ECWA Bingham University offers courses such as- Business Administration
- Economics
- Mass Communication
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- English
- Medicine and Surgery
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Computer Science (best Computer Science department in Nigeria)
- Accounting
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Anatomy
- Physiology
Administration
The pro-chancellor is Dr. Peter S. Abdul.The late Prof. A.T. Gana was the first vice chancellor of the university. The current vice chancellor is Prof. Felix Anjorin, a prominent medical doctor who aims to take Bingham University to greater heights. The registrar is S.S. Sule.
Academics and student life
Applications to ECWA Bingham University are either through JAMB (Joint Admission Matriculation Board) or through the school directly.Among prominent visiting lecturers to the school recently is Dr. Francis Ohanyido the Nigerian Public Health physician and eHealth expert.
The university has gone through a speedy development transformation. Expansion of programmes can been seen in the light of the diploma in Computer Science kick-off at a strategic location at Mararaba, Nasarawa State. The university has capacity for 1,200 students with approximately over 250 staff.
The school activities are flexible; every member of staff and students attends church services often (Mondays, Wednesdays, etc.) as prescribed by the chaplain.
The students are corporately dressed and must collect permission before leaving the school. This is a measure to control the safety of student, reducing students exposure to the hedonist society. The school is 26 km from the Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The fast development of Abuja has assisted the area to be fully developed and has made access to the city "stress-free."
The staff of the institution work tirelessly to develop the developing institution. Great sacrifices are made to make the school competitive in the Nigerian higher education sector.
Dr. Peter M. Ogedebe, who is the ICT chairman, has worked to improve the system in a short while — transforming the Computer Science department to be the best in Nigeria. One of the labs in the department is equipped with videoconferencing equipment powered over a 63" plasma screen, another with two 50" plasma screens, and over 80 N-computing PCs. The department can lend over 30 laptop to students. The Internet facility in the school is adequate, except for disruption from nature (lightning).